BILL NUMBER: SCR 77	CHAPTERED  07/06/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   91
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 6, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 29, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   MAY 16, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hughes

                        APRIL 24, 2000

   Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 77--Relative to school safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 77, Hughes.  School safety.
   Existing law and the California Constitution set forth various
provisions relating to school safety.
   This measure would designate October 2000 as School Safety Month
and the week of January 15 to 19, 2001, inclusive, as Yellow Ribbon
Week.




   WHEREAS, Department of Justice crime statistics show that since
1992 the homicide arrest rate for juveniles has significantly
exceeded that for adults; and
   WHEREAS, Department of Justice statistics also show that between
1992 and 1997 the juvenile arrest rate for violent crimes was
unacceptable; and
   WHEREAS, The number of juveniles in California between 10 and 17
years of age increased 13 percent between 1992 and 1998, and the
number of juveniles arrested for homicide was unacceptable during
that same period; and
   WHEREAS, While the juveniles in California between 10 and 17 years
of age make up 11.6 percent of the state's total population, they
account for 18.9 percent of those arrested for homicide; and
   WHEREAS, The California Constitution guarantees students and staff
the right to be safe and secure on public primary, elementary,
junior high, and senior high school campuses; and
   WHEREAS, There is a need for violence prevention strategies that
effectively deal with individual and cultural relations and that
include the collaboration of parents, community members, and law
enforcement; and
   WHEREAS, School districts, in conjunction with the Senate Select
Committee on School Safety, will continue to strengthen their efforts
to reduce and prevent violence through unity, harmony, and
collaboration; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes October 2000 as
School Safety Month and the week of January 15 to 19, 2001,
inclusive, as Yellow Ribbon Week; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature encourages all schools to
participate in appropriate activities during School Safety Month and
throughout the year to recognize the importance of conflict
resolution, mutual respect, and violence eradication; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Legislature encourages parents, pupils,
teachers, other school personnel, and members of the community to
wear yellow ribbons or participate in other appropriate activities
during the week of January 15 to 19, 2001, inclusive, to demonstrate
their commitment to safe schools and in recognition of pupils who
have lost their lives as a direct result of school violence; and be
it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature encourages all schools to promote
ongoing activities that develop positive leadership and prosocial
behavior among youth, and actively involve pupils in helping to solve
problems related to conflict and violence.
